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Cresthaven Academy Charter School

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Cresthaven Academy Charter School ranks 1003 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1003^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Cresthaven Academy Charter School is an elementary school located in Plainfield, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 8th grade with a total enrollment of 604 students. The school is part of the Cresthaven Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 513 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Cresthaven Academy Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 5 school years, with significantly lower performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests compared to state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts ranged from 28.8% to 49.2%, compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 57.1%. The school's performance on NJSLA/Mathematics and NJSLA-S/Science tests was also very low. The school's high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds and high chronic absenteeism rates may be contributing factors to its academic challenges.

While the school's African American students perform relatively well, its English Language Learner (ELL) and special needs students lag behind their peers at the school and in the state. Cresthaven Academy Charter School's performance also lags behind nearby public schools, such as Cedarbrook Elementary School and Franklin Elementary School, which serve predominantly low-income and minority student populations but have higher proficiency rates on NJSLA tests.

621

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,510

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

530 West 7th Street
Plainfield, NJ 07060

(908) 756-1234

District: Cresthaven Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.6%

African American:

16.1%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2021 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Algebra I scores 19 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,003^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

561^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

513^th of 609Cresthaven Academy Charter School among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1003 of 1347	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	970 of 1338	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1037 of 1342	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1061 of 1345	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1000 of 1317	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	19 of 463	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	73.9	75 of 469	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	198 of 463	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	283 of 494	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.9	77 of 456	83.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	459 of 597	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	474 of 559	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	387 of 499	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	289 of 489	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1016 of 1326	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	923 of 1317	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	998 of 1318	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1034 of 1326	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	987 of 1290	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	602 of 1032	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	583 of 989	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	606 of 982	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	550 of 953	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	522 of 896	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	620 of 1023	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	366 of 939	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	421 of 910	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	271 of 839	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	745 of 1318	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	888 of 1313	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	959 of 1315	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1011 of 1324	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	946 of 1297	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	49.6	413 of 989	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	502 of 958	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	641 of 949	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)96th percentile+70 vs school

Special Education (2024)58th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-14 vs state

Algebra I26%-19 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 vs state

Science6%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	530 West 7th Street	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 756-1234	621	29	21.4	82.4%	7 (1.1%)	100 (16.1%)	507 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	26.6	1003^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	25.5%		27.9	970^th of 1338 public elementary schools	27.5%	33	4.8	7.8	36.4	33.3	49.2	49.1	28.8	49.0	46.1	14.7	15.9	28.8	11.9	0.0	26.3	26.3	$9,510	$673	$8,837
Charles H. Stillman Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 W Fourth St	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4240	317	28	11.3	87.4%	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.8%)	283 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10	1255^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.8%		14.5	1153^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	13.8%	102	10.9		5.4	18.6	26.0				18.6	16.3	21.9						$8,813	$613	$8,200
Washington Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	427 Darrow Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4230	557	45	12.3	87.6%	4 (0.7%)	44 (7.9%)	504 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	9.3	1266^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.0%		10.9	1223^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	8.6%	43	2.5		23.9	17.4	9.1				23.7	23.1	8.9						$10,327	$167	$10,160
Cedarbrook Elementary School	Public	K-8	1049 Central Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4280	671	60	11.1	69.2%	5 (0.7%)	188 (28.0%)	463 (69.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	14.8	1177^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.6%		13.9	1166^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.9%	11	8.0	5.4	31.2	25.0	23.2	29.3	34.7	37.8	25.0	17.6	21.0	23.2	18.8	18.9			$9,658	$142	$9,516
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-5	1033 Evergreen Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4260	398	47	8.5	75.1%	8 (2.0%)	36 (9.0%)	350 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	8.9	1272^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	5.6%		10.5	1229^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.1%	43	9.0		10.4	15.8	10.6				27.9	20.7	11.9						$9,188	$181	$9,007
Stony Brook School	Public	PK, KG-4	269 Grove Street	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6063	272	28	9.7	89.3%	16 (5.9%)	6 (2.2%)	244 (89.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9.9	1256^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.8%		9.9	1240^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.3%	16			14.8	30.2					15.8	22.2							$13,043	$923	$12,120
Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	West 4th St And Clinton Ave	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4220	386	37	10.5	83.9%	2 (0.5%)	61 (15.8%)	317 (82.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	12.7	1205^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.5%		12.4	1199^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.4%	6	8.0		30.0	22.6	31.4				16.4	17.5	19.2						$10,979	$261	$10,718
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	1000 Franklin Ave	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	270	23	11.5	33.0%	111 (41.1%)	28 (10.4%)	94 (34.8%)	20 (7.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.8%)	58.9	560^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.4%		46.9	711^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.9%	151			38.1	56.7					52.3	66.7							$7,790	$219	$7,571
West End School	Public	PK, KG-4	447 Greenbrook Road	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 769-6083	600	51	11.7	76.0%	42 (7.0%)	125 (20.8%)	399 (66.5%)	20 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	22	1061^st of 1347 public elementary schools	21.2%		19.7	1078^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.4%	17			38.3	39.9					27.9	19.4							$10,488	$705	$9,783
East End School	Public	PK, KG-4	170 Oneida Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6070	451	45	10.0	80.5%	22 (4.9%)	61 (13.5%)	354 (78.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19.8	1103^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.1%		20.4	1070^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.0%	33			15.1	37.8					23.9	38.5							$10,925	$775	$10,150

Frequently Asked Questions about Cresthaven Academy Charter School

How many students attend Cresthaven Academy Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Cresthaven Academy Charter School.

What district is Cresthaven Academy Charter School in?

Cresthaven Academy Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Cresthaven Academy Charter School?

Students at Cresthaven Academy Charter School are 82% Hispanic, 16% African American, 1% White.

Is Cresthaven Academy Charter School a good school?

Cresthaven Academy Charter School ranks 1003^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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